Match packet snuffer and ashtray



May 31, 1960 N. R. HASTINGS MATCH PACKET SNUFFER AND ASHTRAY Filed Nov. 14, 1957 """llllll ll'lii mmlllllllll 1|... mlllllllmg INVENTOR NORMAN R HASTINGS ATTORNEY MATCH PACKET SNUFFER AND ASHTRAY Norman R. Hastings, 364 /2 Dakota St. S., Huron, S. Dak.

Filed Nov. 14, 1957, Ser. No. 696,510

2 Claims. (Cl. 131-235) It is an object of this invention to provide a simple and inexpensive combination cigarette snufier and ashtray of plastic or other material not readily sensitive to heat, which can be made in a multiple mold quickly and easily, which can be sold at a price sufliciently low to justify the giving away of the same in an advertising program.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novelty which can be applied to a package of matches and form therewith a unit which will enable a smoker to collect ashes in the device and to extinguish a cigarette merely by inserting the lighted end of the cigarette into the device, all with maximum convenience and promoting safety.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating one application of the invention and its use;

Fig. 2, a rear perspective of the invention itself;

Fig. 3, a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4, a longitudinal section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Briefly stated the invention comprises a combination cigarette snufi'er and ashtray which can be attached to a packet of matches. The device comprises a body of relatively thin material such as plastic with its wall flexible and curved corresponding to a portion of the surface of a cylinder with its parallel edges turned inwardly toward each other in the same plane to fit within a packet of matches at opposite sides.

Within the central portion of the curved body is longitudinally disposed a snufi'er tube having an internal diameter of a size to snugly receive a cigarette, and with its open receiving end flared to facilitate introduction of a cigarette. The opposite end of the tube is closed by a sheet or web which forms a closure for the end of the curved member remote from the open end of the cylinder.

With continued reference to the drawing, a relatively thin sheet 10 is provided of plastic or other readily avail- I United States Patent ice able lightweight material which will not easily be aifected by heat, such sheet being curved and the side flanges 11 and 12 bent inwardly toward each other in the same general plane and adapted to fit within a match packet 13.

The sheet 10 is curved so that it forms a portion of a cylinder and due to its curvature a substantial space is provided between the central portion of the sheet and the plane of its sides 11 and 12. A closure 14 is provided at one end of the device, such closure being in the form of a sheet, and providing within the curved portion thereof a container or receptacle in which ashes may be collected from a cigarette or other source.

In order to provide means of extinguishing a cigarette a tube 15 is vertically disposed centrally of the closure 14, such tube being integral with the sheet 10 as disclosed, or otherwise. The end of the tube near the open end of the receptacle is open to receive the lighted end of a cigarette while the other end is closed by the closure 14.

The open end of the tube likewise may be provided with a slight flare 16 to facilitate insertion of a lighted cigarette. The device is of a size commensurate with a match packet to form therewith a readily compact article which may be readily carried.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which is illustrated in the drawing and described in the specification, but only as indicated in the accompanying claims.

What is claimed is:

1. For use with a fold-over book of matches, a used cigarette receiver comprising a relatively stiflf sheet having two sides and upper and lower ends, the sheet being arranged in substantially arcuate form, the sides terminating in a pair of flanges extending toward each other and located in substantially the same plane, the sides being spaced from each other a distance corresponding to the width of a match book and said flanges being adapted to fit into said book, and an open tube vertically mounted in the concavity of the arcuate sheet and of a size to receive and extinguish a cigarette.

2. The invention defined in claim 1, and a closure extending across the lower ends of the tube and the sheet whereby said match book, closure and sheet comprise a container having an open upper end and a closed lower end.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D. 175,044 Rodefeld June 28, 1955 1,772,176 Benjamin Aug. 5, 1930 2,764,165 Lincecum Sept. 25, 1956 2,771,886 Miller et al. Nov. 27, 1956 

